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    Opening chimney breast for log burner with pot lining

    Yes, we're not sure how to secure it if its us fitting it. I have read that it sits on top of the sides and back board as a shelf and secures to the lintel, but if this is the case we would need to cut the hole into it first, which we don't know where to put? But if we leave it to the hetas...
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    Opening chimney breast for log burner with pot lining

    Thank you for your responses. We have now opened it up for the log burner and are ready to plaster. We are getting a HETAS installer to fit the log burner but we are doing the plastering/decorating ourselves. We are going to hardiebacker around the log burner, but my question is who installs the...
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    Clay chimney liner support?

    Hi, I know this is an extremely old post! Just wondering how you got on with supporting the clay lining as we have the same and are in the process of wanting to open our fireplace for a log burner?
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    Opening chimney breast for log burner with pot lining

    Sorry for long delay in reply! Still not carried on with any work, been in contact with local builders to do it but the one's who have got back seem to have extremely high prices! (around £1000 to open) So looking at doing it ourselves again! Would the clay liner need to be supported with steel...
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    Opening chimney breast for log burner with pot lining

    Hi. Thanks for the reply. Yes we understand the regs etc, and are looking at getting the Nero 5kw burner as its not a very large room. The only thing we're not sure of is how to support the lining and break away the section of lining we don't want while opening it up?
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    Opening chimney breast for log burner with pot lining

    Hi, we're currently trying to open up our fire place to fit a log burner, we have picked it back to the blocks. The chimney has a pot lining which is very low, with also a very low lintel. We understand that a lintel will have to be installed higher up but how do we open this up without the the...
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